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LITERATURE EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. CXXVI. Longman—London, 1836. Those who look for mere light, superficial literature will not find much toanswer their propose in this Num ber, which is full of solid nutriment, such as roast beef and ale, on which men fatten, instead of trifle and whipped syllabub, on which they starve. At the same time, however, we dislike the finfjours perdrix method of conducting a Revi.m. Although we have no objection to the " substantials"—a s Justice Greedy phrases it ----yet we would not have them to the exclu sion of the light and graceful. Both should coalesce lovingly together, so that all appetites may be gratified. Now, if we except the two essays on Mr. Al ford's P oems, and Orange Societies, there is not one article in the present Number,which is not perfectly over t Powering to a read er of an average delicacy of digestion. Tractates on astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, zoo logy, and colonial matters :—these are the ponderous ingredients of which' it is composed. We do not, how ever, use the word " ponderous " in an invidious sense. - -Far from it. The Essays in question, full informed as they are with useful practical matter, cannot be other wise than weighty —it being as impossible to discuss such topics in an airy, sparkling style, as it would be to pack up a side-board in a fiddle-case. Th e " Life and Works of Baron Cuvier," gives an in structive account of the rise and progress of one of the Most inquisitive and philosophical intellects that modern times have witnessed. The great French Naturalist was ot so remarkable for the preponderance of any one mental faculty, as for the nice adjustment and exquisite propor tions of all. He was not a zoologist to the detrithent o f his pretensions as a mathematician ; still less did his enthusiasm for the mechanical arts overshadow his sagacity as a politician. He was equally successful in all he ever attempted; as much at home in the world a 8 in his study ; and as notorious for strong common- Se nse and directness of purpose, as for the reach and subtlety of his imagination. His was a compact, healthy Is well- proportio ne d greatness, which will wear well, and ..„" e the more appre c i a t e d, th e m o re it is analyzed. the i s another peculiar feature in Cuvier's celebrity, W hich he Possesses in common with Shakspeare and life ev 'ten . ---and with them only. He passed a long , quite as much in the world as out of it, without o f kno wing what it was to have an enemy. Small, - S h ert , rn alice, never attempted to nibble away even a ' e ll or his celebrity. His claims were allowed by all, thou • gh he was at one time the favourite of a Court, whose l)oi respect rarely failed to render the possessor un popular' His early bias for natural history was decided s simple a circumstance as made Newton a philo _oplier--namely, the sight of a dogs-eared copy of tiesn e e.. History of Four-footed Beasts," which he th a t , L w ith, when scarcely escaped from childhood at thoseuse of a r e l a ti on , an d w hi c h se t hi m a t once on na Compreh ens i ve specu l at i ons w hi c h h ave made h i s n2e immortal. The details of his gradual rise to inlue nc D e, ar e s k etc h e d b y t h e R ev i ewer i n an i ntell i - I n t and laudatory spirit, though we should have been t a av d t ° have seen thew charged—which they m i g ht a e been, for there are ample materials—with more `uaracteristic, anecdotal matter. I I n the " P rogress and Present State of Agricul :re" we reco gn i ze th e p en o f a c l ever , stat i st i c wr i ter , 11° is a warm advocate for the new method of mann :nil light, chalky soils with bone. " A single farmer" -4 3 78 he, b: A. single farmer in the Wolds of Lincolnshire cMr. en soh, of Witbcall, near Louth), has generally aoout aeres of turnip, dressed almost entirely with bone ma- L; e * Thor are excellent, and furnish vast supply of food at%i e rtle, anti of manure for other land, besides preparing of ~mtting the . „round for bearing the most luxuriant crops H lan w} leat and barley. " In Scotland the introduction of bone s up 11 ,r! is more recent ; but here, too, it has already had a t hi a r b o i l s "Ng influence. It is everywhere in fact—in the Lo thians Berwickshire, as well as in the most backward . Wit h vvil l — W.orkin g wonders. From the comparative facility 'eh it is conveyed to rugged hilly tracts, it enables , e estate s es to .be improved and I,:rtilized that must otherwise Itles rfebmained in a state of natu:e. „ Besides large quanti in op e . dust imported, bone mtiN are now constructed theo vicinity of every considerable torn in Scotl a nd, for the prepa ra t ion of this most valuable mantu ^." t The R ev i ewer t h en proceeds to dilate on the vast s t 'and to be derived, from ie eam and rail-roads ; and combats, at considerable gtb, the popular notion among the agriculturists, whi ch certain interested parties are so eager to encou rage, that a fall in prices must necessarily be attended with ill consequences. He proves, by an elaborate stat ement fr. of f acts , t h at it will have a direct, contrary tLe_t Equall e e 2 y convi nc i ng i s he on the subject of s'etei,(lBorn Laws, w h ose long lease of existence, he to " should think, is now nearly expired ; and that, the next, or orsucceeding harvest be bad any a tile _ an indiff'er'ent one," it will put an end to m altogether. In such a case, an " indifferent u arvest," is not among de precated the n a ti ona l ev il s t o b e roo d • ed ; for if i t h ave its " bane, " it brings with it itS " antidote." The notices Way" is g e ntler of " Willi s ' s P enc illings by the b ook ' 141 ) the wr i ter d eserves , f or hi s 4 01 full of tau o ne persoa a li t i es, and showed in more piace, a betray a l , or something like it, of the these gene, of rivate life. We have a great horror of sm chr o • Boswells who make tof minutely metio a point th e ii rio every random expression that drops from up 0 1 41 '4 an eminent man. Were society to be mac le All wool 4 petty annalists, not a soul would be safe. h _d he distrust and apprehension. Thank hea j. ° :vever, the Willis breed never- was, and never 4ialtuoef naturalized among us. It may suit the meri st Paris, but it is out of its element in London. i s • Inly of Mathematics" speaks of this Science, which suoi ' ale asur repute at C am b r id ge, i n guarded and th iv ed term s of eulogium. We are not sorry far f or ti ea l nluch as may be said in favour of mathema to f r . Pur silitS, there is no question that they tend to •ve ze dip • and parch the mind, to narrow its range, r Its S ho a l "%Sp and t eac h i t to b e exc l us i ve w h ere i t be comprehensive. We have rarely known a Illat hernat' •or who t elan wh o was not, i n some sort, a pedant, of .could recognize intellect beyond the bound ar i es his o S e • n sciences. Th e we ll k nown story of the M w or it W.angr er , w h o o b jected to Paradise Lost that Proved noth* r aetee • Ing, is no exag gera ti on , b ut specially elm istic len class th of the t r ib e . Th e " late Caffre War" is Y without b e i ng i nteresting, except to a small 4 i r ; and the Orange Societies"—which we have earl y theme p uese i oken of i n T he Sun—a triumphant ex p ex p ose d . ang erous and unconstitutional character of e nstitutions. 'rhr -.e -choice Nade of the Magistrates for L e i ces t er was on Wednesday The - names of n i ne R e f ormers an d one T W Tory were sent up to the Treasury. ' COMMUTATION OF TITIIES. A meeting will Make place at CanterburY, the 30th instant, for the purpose iel . petitioning the Legislature on a question of paramount importance to the agneuiturist—the commutation of tithes. The parties who originated this meeting are seceders from The East Kent Agricultural A ssociation, the remnant of which met a few days since, and decided on sending in their 41dhesion to the Central Agricultural Association, lately stablished in London, consequently they need no re lief beyond what a change in the currency might effect.— t en t Herald. The stone flooring of Westminster -hall is nearly laid, fin d when it is finished the Hall will be re•opened, the Ot her repairs and the new embellishments havin g been eoniple!ed, The walls, instead of being plastered in the ititerior, as formerly, are now.lined with fine stone, hand `l6l'nely orna Led. The floor is lowered, which improves the pioportion of the - Hall ; and the unique and beautiful N of ha s b een thoroughly repaired and reft;.shed, - as has 'Via the g ran d gothic wind° w a the west end of the building. FRENCH. PAPERS. COURT OF PEERS-FRIDAY, JAN. 22 Ba. Pasquier took the chair at a quarter past two o'clock, and read - the following judgment : " The Court of Peers, after due deliberation, on the 20th, 21st, and 22d of this month, concerning Beaumont and De Kcrsausie, members of the Central Committee of the Societt'! des Droits de l'Homme, seeing that they are convicted of having been accomplices in an attempt to change the Government, and to excite the citizens to arm themselves against the Royal authority ; concerning Pru- Yost, Sauriac, Bastien, Roger, Vare, Cahuzac, Delacquis, and Buzelin, seeing that they arc convicted of having been guilty of the attempt specified above ; concern ing Crevat, seeing that he is guilty of the above attempt, in having given instructions, and in having procured arms for the authors of it ; concerning Delayen, seeing that he is also guilty of the same attempt, by having given instruc tions, and having assisted in it concerning Recurt, Candre, Hubin de Guer, Montanier, Caillet, and Mathon, seeing that there is not sufficient proof of their having been either the authors or the accomplices of the above attempts, de clares Recurt, Candre, Hubin de Guer, Montanier, Caillet, and Mathon, acquitted—all the rest Guilty : and condemns Beaumont and de Kersausie to the punishment of transpor tation ; Crevat and Pruvost to ten years' detention, and, at the expiration of that time, to be subject all their lives to the surveillance of the high police ; Sauriac to five years' imprisonment ; Bastien, Roger, Vare,and Cabuzae, to three years'imprisonment; Delayen, Brillon, Delacquis Ad Buzelin, each to one year's imprisonment ; of whom, Sauriac, Bas- Lien, Roger, 'are, Cahuzac, and Delayen, are to remain for five years after the expiration of their punishment, under tho.surveillance of the High Police—and condemns all the above named persons, jointly, in the costs of the trial." After the reading of this decree, the documents and re quisitory of the Procureur-General upon the contumacious accused persons of the Paris category, 29 in number, was heard, and the Court retired to deliberate upon it. (From Galignani's Messenger.) On Thursday and yesterday the Deputies met in the standing committees to deliberate on the financial bills pre sented to the Chamber on the 14th instant. ' The accounts of 1833, and the bill relative to the supplementary credits for 1835, were examined in the course of the former sitting, and that of yesterday was devoted to the budget for 1837. Most of the standint , committees have already terminated the discussion on the first four departments of the adminis tration in the order n which they are presented in the gene ral budget. The question of the reduction of the Fiv . e per cents. was discussed in six of the standing committees, which aril almost unani ous in favour of the measure, the only difference that exilit among the members referring merely to a question of time. As yet no formal vote has taken place either on the intrinsic merits of the measure itself, or on the expediency of postponing it. In three of the standing committees the discussion on this important financial operation has not yet commenced. The Chamber of Colimerce of Caen has addressed ano ther petition to the Minister of Commerce, to sh )w that the division of France into &Ales, as it regards the coal du ties, is erroneous, in supposing that the price of Belgian and English coals, the only coals that are imported by sea, is higher the more distant the port at which they are landed is from the place at which they are shipped, since it is a fact that the freight for the greater part of the northern zone, and particularly for Caea, is higher than it is for La Ro chelle. The petition, therefore, demands that- the duty upon foreign coal be reduced to 30 centimes the 100 kilogrammes in all the ports of France. At the same time, the Chamber of Commerce of Dunkirk has transmitted a memorial to the Council-General of Commerce now sitting at Paris, de manding that the duty upon all coal imported by sea thould be restored to lf. 10c. the hectolitre, as before the ordi nances, on the ground that the new arrangement will en tirely destroy the coasting trade. The commerce of Nantes, on the contrary, in its petition to the Minister, en deavoured to prove that the revision of the old duties would be a source of prosperity for its coasting trade, as the voyages from Newcastle to Nantes would be much more productive than those from Dunkirk to Nantes, and would not create greater , expense. The Munich Gazette of the 17th inst. contains the fol lowing The Greek journals are filled with accounts of the ceremonies and fetes in honour of the arrival. of the King of Bavaria at Athens. The Sotir states, that on the arrival of his Majesty at the Pirmus, the Captains of all the French,'English, and Austrian ships of war went on board the Royal vessel, to congratulate the King on the occasion. The Captain of the Russian ship was the only one who ab stained from paying him this mark of respect." The Augsburg Gazette of the 19th inst. contains the following from Athens of the 19th Dec.:—" New in stances of the excesses of brigands have occurred on the frontier, and nobody doubts that the Turks were the cause of them. This would be a good opportunity for the Go vernment to seize upon Thessaly by way of reprisal. We have 6,000 or 8,000 allies under arms between the frontier and Olympus, the Palichari and the Anatolians, who, commanded by Greek officers, form, according to the Turkish custom, the guard of the country. If to them were added 2,000 or 3,000 men from Phocis, /Etolia, and Acarnania, Thessaly would be ours in a week. England and France would maintain us in possession of it ; but if a few months are allowed to pass away the difficulty will he increased. There has been no interruption to the state of calm of our political life. Two violent shocks of an earthquake were felt on the nights of the 16th and 17th. The last took place about 5 a. m.; it lasted several seconds ; its direction was from East to West. The first was more violent and at an earlier hour. Rumours of the interference of a foreign Power in our internal affairs against the liberty of the fress are confirmed ; and the Sour contains a dignified and becoming article upon the subject." Extract of a letter from Alexandria, dated Dec. 15 : " The Pasha's navy is pia upon a complete war footing. His ammunition and stores are daily increasing, and his crews are also rapidly improving. He has here 6 ships of 100 guns, 2 of 84, 2 of 80, 5 of 60, 2 of 52, 4 of 24, 2 of 22, 4of 20, 3 of 16, 1 of 14, and lof 10 guns. Ihe admiral or miri-mirain, has under his command 440 officers of all ranks, and upwards of 600 sailors, besides auxiliaries. There have been lately sent to the army in Syria 2,400 men, 10 cannon, 10 howitzers, and 4 mortars, with their requisite train. All the fortresses of this country are being put into the most formidable state of defence ; and, from the recruits enlisted in the country, the army, by the spring, will amount to 36,000 effective men,. without including several garrisons. Among the ordinances issued for regu lating. the Administration, is one which divides Lower Egypt into 16 departments ; Cairo reckoning for one, Gizeh for two, Charkie for two, Mansourah for two, Dami etta for one, Menoufio for two, Oarbieh for three, and Ra byreh for three. Each of these departments has its chiefs and sub-chiefs, whose attributions are strictly defined, and whose accounts are under a severe .control. The cotton harvest has not been so productive this year as was ex pected. It will not produce, probably, more than 180,000 quintals ; of which 86,000 are reserved for consumption in Egypt, and for the mills of the Government, and 30,000 are appropriated to pay anticipated expenses. Since No vember 30, two sales of 5,000 quintals each have been made." FRENCH FUNDS.-Paats, JANUARY 22. Five per Cents., 109 E 90c. 80c 70c. Four per Cents., 1021 2 c. 1021 Three per Cents. ROE 7Cc. 55c. 6 c. 50c. Bank Actions, 2,1501 Bente de Naples. WE 70c. 8:c. Sec. Roman Five per Cents., 10314 Spanish Actives, 50 491 i%. Spanish Differes, 1i5145i. Passives, 6 ..19,4 %. Three per Cent. Rentes, 23. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents 103%. • Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents.,.Bs Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 51. if. 5Cc. Haytian Loan, 4101. EXCHANGE ON LONRON. One mouth, paper, 25f. 50c. ; money, -t -c. Three months, paper, 25f. 35e. ; money, -f. -c. -Cours A uthentique. FRENCH FUNDS.-Pants, JaNuaar 23. Five per Cents., 10! f. 55c. 40c. 50. Four per Cents., 10.21. Three per Cents., Sof. 50c. 40c. 45c. National Loan, !WE 40c. Bank Actions, 2,1511 E Rente tie Naples, 98f. 75c. 83c. 80c. Roman Five per Cents., 1034. Spanish Actives, 50 49 , 7 4, % Spanish Differes, 25% 26. Spanish Passives, 11344 , ( 1 ;e nova , Spanish Loan, 3336. Three per Cent. Rentes, 23. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 10314 %. Portuguese Three per Cents. 5 1. Haytian Loan, 4101 EXCIIANGE ON LONDON One month, paper, 25c. se •:; y- f -r.' Three months, paper, 251.35 a. ; money, -f. -c - Co4rs .luthentigue. BotyasE, THREE O'CLOCK.—The Three per Cents. con tinue to decline. No political reason is assigned for this; It seems only owing to the exchange which several rentiers are making of their stock, selling Three per Cents. to invest in the Five per Cents. at a favourable opportunity. The Spanish securities ore without much business, but they maintain their prices. QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 109 f. 435 e. ; Three per Cents., 80f. 55c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb bards, —; Differes, 194- Now Loan, —; Actives, 49i ; Parsives, 16a; Ducats, 98 75 ; Romans, wa-; Pedros, —; Belgians, ; Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 410 f. —c. ; Miguels, —; Brabant —; Belgian Bank, —; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Dlfferc,s', 1 2 .§; Five per Cent. Petpc tuelles, QERMAN, LISBON, AND BRUSSELS PAPERS. FRONTIERS OF letter froM aerma, sayg that the English squadron in the . Mediterranean i s to b e rein forced, and th a t great activity is observed on board the ships in the harbour of Malta, all which are to be furnished with a complete stock of provisions. The many alarming re rolls in circulation respecting Sardinia, met with no credit in • Genoa. Accounts from Spain had announced that the military operations of the Pretender were going on suc cessfully. These accounts seem to have revived the wish of several of the Sovereigns of Italy to recognize Don Carlos as King of Spain. It seems that the King of the Two Sicilies, in particular, urges the taking - of this step in favour of Don Carlos, and that as soon as it shall be cer tain that he will not be alone, will send an accredited mi nister to the head-quarters of Don .Carlos. Should this be confirmed, as might be expected from the source from which this news is derived, the political situation of the Queen Regent would certainly become most critical, and the secret hesitating adherents of Don Carlos would be encouraged to declare openly for him. Indeed it is likely enough that in the spring important events may take place both in the west and in the east. The cabinets will doubtless do all in their power, to maintain the present state of things ; but it does not always depend on the will of men as of 'Govern ments to command circumstances. From all that we can see here and learn from foreign countries the political hpri zon is becoming darker, and the language of the English press, though it may be partly designed to support the Mi nistry at the approaching opening of Parliament, pl a i n l y shows that great discontent prevails in England with re spect to the foreign relations, and that it is thought neces sary to do something to quiet people's minds. ATHENS, DEC. 19.-lesterday, the 6th (18th), being St. Nicholas's Day (old style), the Russian Ambassador gave a grand ball in honour of the Emperor's fete, which their Majesties King Louis and King Otho honoured with their presence. The residence of the Ambassador, one of the largest in Athens, was very tastefully decorated, and the company was numerous and brilliant. On the 21st there was a - ball at Court ; then came the Christmas holi- days, and after them we hear there will be balls at the resi dences of the Bavarian and other Ambassadors ; so that the season, which has hitherto been dull, will all at once become animated. The Chancellor and his family have re covered, but cases of sickness still occur. I almost forgot to add, that the discovery of the ancient sarcophagus this week in the court-yard of the Mint is a chief subject of conversation. The Athena had in a particular article pro phesied, and almost demonstrated, that great treasures would be found in it ; and its patriotic zeal added that it hoped those treasures would be applied to the purposes of education. The sarcophagus has been opened in the pre sence of the two Kings, and only a skeleton found in it ; and now everybody laughs at the golden dreams of the poor Athena. The Sp an i s h Charge d'Affaires has broken off all intercourse with the Government ; but it is hoped that the matter will be arranged. VIENNA, JAN. 14.-5 per Cent., M e t a lli ques 1011,-; 4 per Cents., 998_ ; 3 per Cents., 75:1- ; Bank Shares,.l,367. A/Iva/mine Zeitung, Jan. 19. LISBON. (From the Diario do Governo.) JAN. 11.—In the Chamber of Peers on the Bth, the Vice-President stated that the deputation of the Chamber sent to announce to his Majesty that the Chamber was , constituted and had announced its legislative functions, had been received that morning in the - usual form in the Palace das Necessidades. The deputation had, besides, thanked her Majesty for the favours which she granted some months ago, by deciding that the Peers should en joy at Court the same honours and privileges as the Grandees of the Kingdom. Her . Majesty, in her reply, said that she was happy to hear that the Chamber was constituted, as " the public welfare essentially depended on the prudent and active labours of the legislative body." In the Chamber. of Deputies, on the 9th, the Secretary read a note from the Minister of the Interior, announcing that her Majesty had been pleased to choose, out of the five candidates proposed to her, Signor Manoel Antonio de Carvalho for President, and Signorßento Pereira do Carmo for Vice President. The former immediately took posses sion of the chair, and addressed the Chamber in a short speech, in which be said he should do his utmost to perform his duties ; that he should observe the most complete im partiality, and strictly attend to the standing orders. He recommended to the spectators in the galleries perfect order and tranquillity, to maintain which he was resolved to use all the means that the regulatiOns put in his power. JAN. 13.—1 n the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on the 12th, the Secretary read several declarations from Deputies who renounced their allowances as Deputies, or holding other offices, gave up the emoluments arising from them, so long as they should act as Deputies. The Presi dent (not holding another office) gives up half his salary as President. JAN. 16.—1 t being resolved by the Mercantile Com pany of Lisbon to endeavour to form a trading company from the Portuguese possessions in, Western Africa, the Minister of the Marine and Colonies has informed the Di rector of the Company that there are in his office many do cuments, some of which have been lately received, that furnish valuable information respecting these possessions, and that he is ready to give the persons whom the 'associa tion shall appoint all the information on this subject which they may have occasion for, and that he will have great pleasure in promoting the views of the association in any enterprise tending to enhance the value of these important possessions. The answer to the speech of her Majesty from the Throne is drawn up, and is to be discussed in the Chamber of De puties to-day.—Lisbon Paper to 16 Jan. inclusive. BRUSSELS, JAN. 23.—M. Ernst, Minister of Justice, had a grand dinner the day before yesterday. Among Oe corn pany were Count Lavradio, Dr. Bowring, M. Le Hon, M. O'Sullivan, &c. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland passed through Brussels on his way from Liege to Tournay. M. Muclenaure, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has returned to Brussels, and resumed the functions of his office. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg has left Brussels to return 'to Germany. The Moniteur this morning publishes a long article, (6 pages,) giving an official list of the rewards distributed on occasion of the exhibition of arts and manu factures. The Senate is convoked for Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Chamber of Representatives continues the discussion of the articles of the Budget of the Minister of War. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussEt.s, Jan. i . .. 2. Actual Debt, 2.!4 per Cent , Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent l Ol Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent. fl:l4 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 13214 Bank of Belgium, Five per Cerr II3X DUI CH FUN DS —AmsTv.itoam, JAN. 20 Actual Debt, 2i per Cent. ssks A wort Syndic, 44 per rent 9(l Commercial Company, 4 per c.rt —Brussels Papers, Jan. 23. • DUBLIN CASTLE. TITHES-THE POLICE. CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM FOR - THE INFORMATION AND . GUIDANCE OF THE POLICE ESTABLISHMENT. The Petty Sessions Act having directed that the con stabulary shall not be employed in the levy of rents by dis tress, except only in cases in which forcible resistance has been actually made, and is proved by information on oath, it is objectionable in a single magistrate, on the verbal, un sworn statement of an individual, to give orders for the at tendance of the police in cases where distress have been made. " The act of patroling in the neighbourhood is substan tially assisting those who have distrained ; and in all cases in .which assistance is required, unless where forcible resist ance has been made, and is sworn to, the propriety of direct ing it to be given should be referred to Government. " The police should understand that their duty on , such occasions is strictly limited to the preservation of the peace, and that they are not to take part in the proceedings. "T. DRUM3IOND." FIRE AT COLNBROOK.—Soon after 12 o'clock on Monday night a fire broke out at Colnbrook, which at one time threatened destruction to nearly half of that town. The flames were discovered to have burst out in an out building belonging to Mr. Stevenson adjoining the premises at the back of the Ostrich, and at one side of a lane. The alarm was soon spread, and a number of the inhabitants were quickly on the spot, rendering every assistance that was in their power. The Colnbrook engine was soon brought to the scene; but owing to a stone getting into the barrel, and the necessity of obtaining water from the pumps, sonic little delay was experienced. However, the greatest exertions were used by the inhabitants, to some of whom in particular the greatest praise is due for their activity and courage. Notwithstanding their efforts, from the buildings being nearly all composed of wood, the flames raged for some time with great fury, A messenger was sent to Windsor, and the Windsor parish engine, as well as that from Messrs. Kamsbottom's brewery, were quickly on the spot, but by the time they had arrived the fire was subdued. In the meanwhile the fire had committed consi derable devastation, The dwelling-house . of Mr. Ste venson had caught fire, and nothing but the most praise worthy efforts of a few individuals saved it from destruc tion. His barn and other buildings were, however, wholly destroyed, as were some outbuildings belonging to Mr. Kimber the iron-monger. The property destroyed is va lued at about 6001. part of which only is insured. Mr. StpYnion, who has lost a considerable quantity of peas, a cart, &c., is clot ipsurcd. It hp not yet been ascertained how the fire origtaatecl: i4l9l°l l T/I.—Qii Thursday, the 4th inst., a meeting of the Town Council was held, at which a vote was passed for the removal of the Earl of Orford from the office of Lord High Ste Ward of tVis borough, and at the sa me t'mp another vote passed for the election of the Earl of' Lichfiel4 to that It is stated• that the troops hn4 been ordered to pro coed to Jeypore, to bring the parties to justice who attacked the British Resident, Mr. Blake, and his friends there, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY., JANUARY 25, 1.836 LETTER FROM MR. HUME ON THE STAMP DUTIES. " Bryanstone-square, Jan. 16. Sru,• , ---I have just received your' letter requesting my attendance at a public meeting to be held on Monday evening in Southwark, to petition Parliament for the repeal of the tax upon newspapeis. I entirely concur in the object of the meeting, as I consider the tax on newspapers, and the pro secutions of the Press by the present Ministers, under the six Acts of Castlereagh notoriety, as disgraceful to all those who sanction such oppressive proceedings. I must, however, express an anxious hope that Lord Melbourne will Submit to Parliament, early in the session, a bill to re lieve the Press from the difficulties that oppose the exten sion of its utility, and that he will thereby give satisfaction to Reformers, by giving perfect free door to the diffusion of knowledge. I consider the tax on the Press bad in principle, and that it is the means of preventing • information from being ex tended to the poor ; and I regret to think that such con duct by a Reforming Ministry must have the effect of dis gusting all sincere Reformers, who recollect their abuse of Castlereagh's government for passing these laws. Parlia ment, in the two past sessions, has voted money on the re commendation of the Ministers for the education of the poor, and it was matter of astonishment that with these pro fessed opinions, they persisted in refusing to take' off the tax on Newspapers, under the pretence that the state of the Revenue would not admit of the loss of the paltry sum which the Newspaper tax produced. I only ask you to consider the force of that objection, when these same Ministers did not hesitate to call upon Parliament to vote a sum, equal to that of the newspaper tax,•for• the Church in Ireland, thus preferring to keep the people in ignorance, rather than withhold aid from a hostile sinecure Church. In my place in Parliament, I stated that the reason then offered was a mere pretence, unworthy the character of a Liberal Government, and that a much greater sacri fice, if there really were any appeal, ought to be made willingly to the people who had supported them so effec tually, than the paltry sum of money that would be risked by the exchange from a Newspaper tax to a Newspaper postage duty. I hope that Reformers throughout the country will not give a vole, at any ensuing election, to any candidate who will not give a pledge to vote for freeing newspapers and all printers from the injurious legislation which now oppresses both. I have stated thus freely what I should have addressed to the meeting, if I had been able to be present ; but you will express my regret that previous engagements will prevent my attending the meeting. I will, however, be most happy to support your petition in the House.—l remain your obedient servant, JOSEPH HUME. Mr. J. Sharpe. Secretary to the Meeting. OFFICIAL FRANKING. It has been already stated that measures have been t a k en to prevent for the futu re the transmission, under official covers, of any letters not strictly on his Majesty's service. These measures of precaution have been resorted to in consequence of the following communication addressed by Mr. Stanley, the Secretary of the Treasury, to the heads of the different Government offices : " Treasury Chambers, January 6, 1836. " MY Lotto ' —I am commanded by the Lords Commis sioners of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you that the Postmaster-General has represented to this Board that there is ground for believing that the franking privilege granted to certain Government offices exclusively for the public service, and under a penalty, is much abuSed, both in this country and in Ireland, by the transmission 'of private letters in the official covers, greatly to the injury of the revenue; that the Acts of Parliament which authorise the appointment of officers to frank letters and packets on his Majesty's service impose severe penalties on any clerk, or other person autho rised to frank, for any illegal exercise of those powers • and the Postma s t er -G enera l sugges t s t o my L or d s t h e expediency of calling the attention of the heads of those departments in which there are franking clerks to the subject, with an inti mation that the penalties established by law will be enforced on the detection of any abuse of the powers which are autho rised for public official purposes only ; and my Lords entirely concur in the suggestion of the Postmaster-General, and beg to draw dour special attention to the subject, with a view to the establishment of such strict regulations as may prevent the illegal exercise of this duty, which is intended by Parliament to be strictly confined to the official correspondence of the office. My Lords understand that -- and -- arc autho rised to frank the official letters in your department ; and my Lords request that the attention of these gentlemen may be called to the Act of 2d and 3d Wm. 4, cap. 15, sec. 25, and to the responsibility thereby imposed on them. " I am, my Lord, your obedient servant, " E. J. STANLEY." BRIGHTON-SUNDAY. Their Majesties, the Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, and Prince Ernest, attended Divine Service in the Palace Chapel this morning. The Countess of Mayo was the Lady in Waiting, and the Rev. Dr. Foord Bowes, the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. Prayers were read by the Rev. H. M. Wagner, and the Rev. Dr. Everard preached from 2 Corinthians, 3d chap. sth verse. The choir sang an anthem from the 18th Psalm. The King and the Princess Augusta drove out this after noon between two and three o'clock on the Cliffs. • The Royal carriage was drawn by hi s M a j es t y ' s grey s t u d, pre ceded by out-riders on greys. The Queen, accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Mayo and Miss Hope Johnstone, took a carriage drive this afternoon on the Cliffs, and subsequently attended Di vine Service at St. George's Chapel. The King gave audience to his Aide-de-Calnp Col. Sir John Hervey, yesterday morning. Their Alajesties drove out on the Lewes and London roads yesterday afternoon. The Princesses (sisters of the King) having entirely shaken off the effects of their recent indisposition, were in public_iesterday. Ladv Henry and Miss Paulet, Lady Frances Hotham, and Mr. and Lady Louisa de Horsey, Mr. Brackenbury, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Joseph Straton, Sir Francis Ommanney, and Mr. Edward Tierney (Crown Solicitor in Ireland), called at the Palace this morning. Their Majesties' dinner party on Friday evening, by in- vitation, comprised Lord and Lady WharnclitTe, Earl Jer myn, Lady K. Jermyn, Earl and Countess of Be.verley, and the Ladies Percy, Earl of Charlerille, Sir Hobert Gordon, Mr. Brackenbury, and Admiral Sir Peter Halkett. Yesterday evening Major-General Sir Joseph Straton, Gen. Sir Charles Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Cholmely Dering, Hon. Col. and Mrs. Windsor, Marchioness and Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis, Hon. General Phipps, Lord and Lady Radstock, and Colonel Sir John Hervey. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highness's Household, attended Divine Service yesterday. The Dean of Chester officiated. Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, had an interview with Mr. Poulett Thomson, on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Church Commission sat on Saturday. The Arch bishops of Canterbury and York, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Melbourne, Sir Herbert Jenner, and other Com missioners, attended. The meeting broke up atur o'clock. The French Ambassador and the Greek Minister, trans acted business on Saturday, at the Foreign Office. Lord John Russell was indisposed during Friday, but was was much better yesterday and on Saturday. • Wednesday next will be the birthday of the Duke of Sussex, who will then have attained his 63d year. The Duke of Cumberland left Berlin on the 16th inst., for London. There has been already this year an accession of members to partake of the approaching balls at Almack's, and the Lady Patronesses anticipate a delightful season. These together with a succession of Royal entertainments to take place at the New Palace, and a repetition in the spring of the splendid parties of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Kensington Palace,, will keep the vo taries of fashion in the highest circles in constant motion. The late Dowager Duchess of Beaufort, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward Boscawen, who died in 1828, lived to see her posterity flourish in an extraordinary man ner, being herself the parent of 12 children, 71 grandchild ren, and 14 great-grandchildren,a number which has since materially increased. S It Eli A m.—The congregation at our parish church were thrown into a state Of no little confusion on Sunday afternoon last. A lad was taken in a fit, and his groans caused such consternation, that the persons more re mote from the cause of the uproar, imagined that some wild animal had broken into the church ; others that the building was falling. The rush towards the doors was frightful, and the shrieks of the females added not a little to the uproar. It was some time before order could be re-established ; but so complete was the panic that it was found advisable to close the service.—Brightou Paper. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEE PINGS. Tills DAY. .., Geographical Society, 9. Er.tymological Society, 8. To-MORROW, Medical acid Chirqrgical Society, half:pmt 8 : Civil Engineers, 6 pall. Zoological Sociply,'half-Rst Me dico-Botanical Society, 8. Societ of Wt.ONFRAT I y Arts ; half-mt p : 1 • Royal S oc i et i THURSDAY. , half-p, Society of Antiquaries, 8, t.8 p.m, Society of Literature, 4, Royal Academy, 8, FRIDAY. Royal Instit ut i on, half-past 8, pqn, TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF CARLOW. GENTLEMEN-Mr. O'Connell, in a letter addressed to the " Men of Westminster," has had the daring effrontery to repeat in a more offensive manner, and to attempt to justify, the foul and opprobrious epithets contained in .his former calumnious reply to my address to you of the 20th of October. It was my determination, as stated in my letter of the 13th of November, not to take any further notice of Mr. O'Connell's audacious assertions, but to wait patiently until an opportunity was afforded before a competent tribunal of refuting his denials, and of proving, by indisputable evidence, that the statements contained in my address were, each and every of them, in substance, if not to the very letter, correct. . There is, however, a Point beyond which it is impossible for human nature to endure unmerited calumny ; and to submit longer in silence might be construed into an admission on my part that Mr: O'Connell's assertions are founded in fact, It may be mighty convenient for him to talk about " the privacy of confidence being violated, and private letters published and misapplied," but whose fault is it, and how stands the case between us on this point ? We entered into an engagement binding in honour on us both. I per, formedrny part ;he forfeited his written guarantee. I had no. redress, and tl\e only satisfaction I could have was by making the whole transaction public, " preclude him from ever deceiving any one else again." Had Mr. O'Connell fulfilled his contract, and I had di vulged either the conversation or the letters that had passed between us, " I admit, I fairly admit," I should have richly merited the epithets he has bestowed ; but when he basely abandoned his engagement, am I to be debarred the privi lege of proving, from his o wn commun i ca ti ons , th a t m y char g e against him was well f oun d e d ? I hold it to be an incontrovertible axiom in the laws which regulate the proceedings between man and man, in affairs the fulfilment of which depends wholly on the honour of the parties, that, so long as both of them perform the compact they have entered into, so long every thing that passes between them of a confidential nature is to be held sacred ; but that whenever either of them violates his part of the engagement, from that moment every obligation of secrecy is by him discharged, and all that has occurred be comes the property of the aggrieved person, to be by him used in any manner that circumstances may require, either in vindication of his own character, or in support of any charge he may feel compelled to make against the violator of the contract. If such were not the rule by which the conduct of mankind was governed and controlled, vast in deed would be the advantage which the knave would have over the unsuspecting and honest man ; the former would only hare to delude his victim by plausible pretexts and promises, and, by marking them " confidential," preclude his knavery from being established, whenever it suited his purpose to abandon or'betray the party who had relied on and confided in his honour. Away, then, I say, with all the cant and hypocrisy about breach of confidence. Whatever implied understanding, might have been supposed to exist, that the communica tions between Mr. O'Connell and myself were confidential, has been put,pn end to by Mr. O'Connell, who, by his pre vious conduct, justified me in the course I originally pur sued ; and as he still persists in his atrocious attacks on my veracity, I feel myself fully warranted in publishing the private letter alluded to in my former address, of which Mr. O'Connell has, for obvious reasons, thought it most prudent not to take the slightest notice. I shall, however, refrain from doing so for the present, but if he has the hardihood to again give utterance to his vile slanders on my personal character and credibility, I will at once put to , the test his veracity, and, by the production of that letter, give him an opportunity of proving, either that be had sufficient authority for making the unsolicited and unlooked for communications to me, which in that letter he repre sents he had, and of explaining whether it was in conse quence of his being called on to account .for, an d re f un d, the second 1,0001., or for what other reason, that the allurements he then held out were not realised ; or, if he cannot prove this satisfactorily, to convict him, by his own handwriting, of being little better than an impostor, and one on whose word no reliance is to be placed. In my former address I studiously avoided entering into any detail which might admit even of a colourable contra diction. My statement consisted of facts proved under Mr. O'Connell's handwriting, with the exception only of the last paragraph, relative to his application of the second 1,0001. ; this is the only part of my letter which he has ventured to contradict, and in so doing he now asserts that in seven lines I have published no less than sir " distinct, direct, and wilful falsehoods." In his first letter he enu merated only five ; like Falstaff's slain, the inventive genius of this " falsificator" increases the number each time the tale is told. How he makes the sixth I know not, un less it be that he reckons his own assertion one. That I may not even now do Mr. O'Connell any injus tice I will here insert that paragraph and his reply to it. My statement was, " That the second 1,0001. had been accounted for by his paying in cash 350/. to Mr. Baker, and, after repeated applications made for the balance, by giving him a bill for it at a long date, drawn by Mr. O'Con nell on the same brewers as the 800/. before alluded to was drawn on." Mr. O'Connell's assertion is, " that it is false that the 1,0001. was accounted for in the way stated ; that he never paid 3501., or Is., to Mr. Baker ; that neither Mr. Baker, nor any other person, ever applied to him, or had any oe. casion to apply to him, for the balance ; that he never gave Mr. Baker a bill for any sum upon any brewer or brewers, or any bill at any date ; that neither the 8001., nor any part of it, was paid to any person by a bill drawn on any brewer, and that he never in his life drew a bill on any brewer." Now, Gentlemen, it is possible that Mr. d'Connell may not with his own hands have either paid to Mr. Baker 3,50/., or delivered to him a bill for the balance-; but this I know, that Mr: O'Connell received from me 1,0001. in cash ; that he had referred me to Mr. Baker as his agent, between whom and me he would stand for all expense 7,. It is admitted that 3,101. was paid to Mr. Baker by some per. son or other, and I naturally inferred either by Mr. O'Con nell or by his direction. Be that a it may, I was re peatedly told, and so was my solieitff, during the proceed ings before the Committee, that several applications were made to Mr. O'Connell for the balanee, and that he at length did account for it, by giving a hill at a long date on the same firm on whom the former bill was drawn (said to be brewers in Dublin) ; that the bill was handed over to Mr. Baker ; that, on remonstrances being made against the mode of accounting for what had been revived in cash, it was stated that Mr. O'Connell had added the interest and discount to the amount due, and that, as the former bill had. been discounted, there would be no difficulty in get ting this also discounted, and that ultimately Mr. Baker took the bill, and agreed to consider it as cash. Whether the whole of this be " pure invention or wilful falsehood" I neither know nor care, I originally stated it, and now repeat it, on information given at the time by authority which neither myself nor ,my solicitcr had any reason to doubt or suspect, and which I believe not even Mr. O'Connell ; himsell will venture to impugn. Whether, therefore, the representations now made by Mr. O'Connell or those communicated to me in August last be the correct ones I know not. They cannot both be true, and they are none of my fabrication. Mr. O'Connell asserts that be acted throughout the bu siness on behalf, and as the trustee, of Mr, Vigors, and that I knew it. This I distinctly and positively deny ; indeed, so little did I suspect that Stroh was the case, that at the meeting on the 4th of August I told Mr. O'Connell that so secret had I kept everything that had passed between us, I had not even mentioned to Mr. Vigors one word about the terms or n iture of our engagement, and in confirmation of my statement I appealed to that Gentleman, who instantly stated it was true ; and Mr. O'Connell then observed th my conduct throughout had been highly honourable. Hoc 7; then, is it possible that I could have suspected, much less known, that Mr. O'Connell acted as the " surety" and agent only for Mr. Vigors ? Such A circumstance was never stated to me, and I never heard of it until I road Mr. O'Connell's letter. Indeed, his correspondence with me proves throughout that such was not the fact. There is another subject to which I ought to advert. Mr, O'Connell in his. last address accuses me of " having deluded him into a mistaken opinion of entertaining honest opinions in politics." I utterly deny that I practised any deception upon him on this or on any other point. On every division that took place during the short time I had the honour of a seat in Parliament, I voted with the Go vernment,-and I would have supported every useful mea sure of economy, retrenchment, and reform, which might have been brought forward. if Mr, O'Connell fancied that I would go beyond this, and vote for every measure which ho might think proper to propose, wheth er I approved of it or not, be bad indeed deluded himself into a mistaken opi nion of what would be my conduct ; an d he would have found that on all such occasions I should have acted 'as be cab° the really independent Representative of the county of Carlow. Gentlemen, I am well aware that in thus ventoping to continue a controversy with Mr. O'Cp,nnilli I labour under almost insurmountable difAcnliles—that I am no match for him in tip use, or rather abuse, of the English language, and that I subject myself to all the venom and rancour which his malignity and disappointme n t cap give vent to. I console myself, however, with the reflection, that " M agna est vetitas, et praovalebit,” 4ntl that I have done some ser vice to the public l y eNposiug the double-dealing of this agitating m.enclicapt, I have now done with Mr. O'Connell. his conduct has compollea me to make these transactions public, and I ap peal with confidence to the judgment of every honourable and impartial mind whether l am not fully justified in so doing ; and whether his elegant epithets of " indescrihable vagabond," " faithless creature," and « mighty great liar," Kt"',4.-gfi • instead of being referabl e t o me, may not, wW.'trf0.4.465,,i4'....1 tice, propri e ty, an d truth, be applied to a cert dividual? Ben Johnson certainly foresaw dig. he described on e w h o L'N C " Gives forked course), thkes provoking gold On eitl:er hand,.and puts it up." " Of so perplexed a tcng,ue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still without a fee." - I remain, Gentlemen, your most obedient and obliged servant, ALEXANDER IiAPHAEL. Great Stanhope. street, Jan. 17. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Arrived this morning at Spit head, during a gale of wind, the Romney troop ship, Mr. James Wood, master ; nd at a late hour this evening she was enabled to communicate with the shore. We find she is from the Cape of Goad hope, and has been 47 days on her passage, and brings information that the Caffres were, at the time of her sailing, perfectly, quiet, and evinced every disposition to keep the peace to which they had bound themselves. Still, however, it was not deemed prudent to send away the 98th Regiment, although the 27th Regiment had been conveyed out in the Romney for the purpose of relieving it. The Romney brings home, therefore, only returned naval and ordnance store, with a few officers and their families, from the garrison and squadron ; the invalids arc from the 72(1 and 75th Regiments. The Romney has been for the last four months in a series of bad weather, and on her voyage out was driven into Algoa Bay with ten feet water .in her hold, after having her chain pumps continually . going for fifteen days ; even at Ascension the rollers had done more mischief than had been witnessed. since we had garrison e d the island; the Pier and the Turtle Ponds had been much damaged ; and the Romney was pre vented for three days from landing a supply of stores and live stock. The Lynx and Forester, brigs of war, and the Neuha, transi - ort, were left there. The Romney spoke on the I.sth of January, the Samuel Winter, Roger, Master, all well, bound for Charleston, lat. 40. 1 N. don. 17. 30. W. We have accounts from Jamaica to the 16th of Decem ber. The Comus sailed from Jamaica on the 10th of De cember, on a cruise. • The Pieklefiton the Bth, for Nassau ; the Wasp on the 2d. for Vera Cruz ;- and the Meteorn on the 30th November, for St. Thomas's. The Dee had also sailed for St. Thomas's, from which she was to return to. Jamaica. The Skipjack schooner arrived at Jamaica on the 13th of December ; and the Gannet on the 2d, from Honduras. The Melville, 74, was commissioned yesterday, as the new flag ship for the West Indies, and North American station, and the following officers appointed :—Captain P. J. Douglas, Commander G. A. Elliott, Lieutenants W. H. Molyneux, T. R. Sullivan, 11. Schomberg, Robert Harris, Mr. John M'Donald, master ; Mr. E. O'Maley, purser ; Mr. Jeffery, second master ; Rev. A. Fielding, chaplain Mr. C. T. Tyers, schoolmaster ; Messrs.. H. E. S. Win thorp, D. W. F. M'Leod, L. Maitland, and E. Sympson, masters ; Messrs. J. Alldridge, E. M. Matthews, A.Wyllv, midshipman ; Mr. Crewe, volunteer of the first class. ; 1 / 2 .. reduced party of Marines, under the command of Captain Gillespie, embarked in her this morning. The Seaflower cutter, Lieutenant Roche, sailed on Tues day to resume her cruise, and anchored at the Motherbank on Thursday. The Speedy cutter, and the Gossamer tender, arrived on Wednesday from Sheerness, and the Cracker on Thursday from a cruise ; the latter sailed again, yesterday from the harbour, anchored at Spithead in the night, and with the Speedy, slipt her cable this morning, owing to the heavy gale, and came into harbour, the Speedy . having pitched away her bowsprit. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINT UENTS.—Commander James Morgan, from the coast guard 'service at Newhaven ; Wm. Hillyar, from his Majesty's ship Revenge ; H. J. Codring ton, frordthe Orestes sloop of war, to the rank of Captain ; 'Lieutenant Bates, of the coast guard service, to the rank of Commander, Messrs. Dyke (12 years passed), Hippesley, of the Harpy, and Ellis, Mates, to the rank of Lieutenant , ; Captain Lord James Townshendto be extra Aide:de-Cam to his Majesty, in the vacancy caused. by the death of the Hon. Captain Duncan ; Mr. J. Seileck, Assistant Surgeon ; and Mr. A. R. B. Carter, Extra College Midshipman, to the Racer ; Mr. J. Cheere, Mate, to the Britannia ; Lieut. Hon. G. R. A. Clements, and Mr. IL T. C. Scott, As sistant-Surgeon to the Harpy ; Mr. Rose, Master (whose a?pointment to Melville has been cancelled) to the eGM••• mand of a Post-office packet ; Mr. Matthias, Mate of the Victory, to the Melville. . - From 1829 to 1835, both inclusive, it has been cus tomary for the Admiralty, under an Order in Council, to promote annually ten old and meritorious clerks, to the rank of Purser ; but this year, to the great.chagrin, and we may fairly say, heart-ache of many a respectable indi vidual, the Admiralty have thought proper to make six. only, and. have stated that in future, for three vacancies there will be one promotion ; consequently it a young man steps into a foreign death vaca nc y, th e pat i ent o ld one must still hope on till he is grey-headed. Five of the under mentioned gentlemen have been more than 22 years in the service ; but when it is known that 13 still remain, who have been flourishing the quill for more than the fifth part. of a century, we shall not be accused of encouraging lavish expenditure, in expressing -a wish that they, at least, had been promoted befbre the door was closed to the narrow limit of one Commission for three vacancies. • The fol lowing clerks were made Pursers' on Tuesday last : Messrs. S. Mosely, It. L. Stokes, C. N. Osmer, D. C. Coils, Thomas Hookey. Thomas Dobbin. The following is a statement of the naval forces that the different powers have, at this moment, at the various sta tions of the Levant . Of the Lillie. Fr;':, aes. Smaller Vessels. Total. France has - I 1 7 9 England - 17 Russia will 5007, have 6 4 2 12 Aushia - 4 P- • t -tql, Turkey 5 6 at Tripoli 12 14 } a i nd off Albania of various classes 16 This makes nearly 100 ships of war, to which may be added, a Sardinian squadron of six or seven frigates and corvettes. . PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, JAN. 21.—The Stag, 45, was taken out of the Dock on Friday, and transported to the Sheerhulk and masted the following day.—The Donegal, 74, was docked on Monday.—The S wa ll ow pac k et was paid off on Tuesday to be sold out of the service. The Comet steam-vessel is being brought forward for service with all possible dispatch, under the command of Mr. WriOt, se cond Master, R.N. This vessel, it may be remembered, was experimentally tried with the supposed method of a. propelling power being obtained by quicksilver, which failed so far (when off Lisbon) in May last year, that she was obliged to return to England by the use of her sails only. Two 16-gun brigs, to be named the Grecian and - 4 Persian, are to be built at Pembroke : the principal dimensions to be the same as Columbine. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of Satueday.) TRADE OF LEEDS.—There was a brisker market at the Cloth Halls on Saturday last than has been the case for soire months past ; but on Tuesday there was less done, al though a fair average market, without any alteration in prices. In the warehouses there is quite as much doing as can be expected at this season. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JAN. 19.—There has been a considerable quantity of cloth sold to-day. No alteration in prices that we bear of. BRADFORD MARKET, JAN, ‘2l..—There is some differ ence of opinion as to the amount of business done to-day in the piece-market ; whilst some think there have been more goods sold, others say, not quite so many. Be this as it may, the market has been brisk, and several buyers for the Amoricaa market have bought freely, and decidedly higher prices have been obtained on most descriptions of goods, es pecially three and six-quarter merinos ; nevertheless the manufacturers still complain that they are not obtaining a remunerating price for goods, as compared with the pre sent high price of yarn. Should the demand for prices continue good, a farther advance in prices - will probably soon be obtained. The state of the yarn-market to-day has, been so similar to our recent reports as not to admit of any quotable variation. The increasing demand before no ticed still exists, and has a natural influence on prices. The activity in'the wool market, which we noticed in our last, has to-day been fully maintained, and priees are kept up. The country dealers are not in heavy stock, and the far - mers are generally firm. The failure of turnips will affect the next clip in some districts, though much less than might have been expected. HALIFAX MARKET, JAN. 16.—There has been a very good attendance of stuff merchants to-day, and the sales in both extent and number have been greater than those of t of business r omanu-. last,week. P r i ces h ave b een very firm, and on the finer description s th ere h as b een a sma ll a dvance obtained. In the yarn m ar k e t there basebenctni continued cd fair m done, not w ith s t an di ng th e complaints oun facturers 'that the rise obtainable on pieces is dispropor tionate to that demanded by the spinners. In long wool there has been a good deal done during the last week, an d but advance since our last report has been very =ad , and s carce l y exceeds ss. prices 4re gradually advancing the per pack. RoCIIDALE FLANNEL MARKET, JAN. 18.—The market was much Monday, and a fai r proport i on of business was done. Mted on. ddle qualiti es o f fl anne l s were prettyltlai well after, and of cou rse most b us i ness was done in them, though the demand was hotter for ail sorts than it has , been for seve ra l weeks- past ; prides were stationary. 1 wool market begins to be more lively, and much more business was done th ark f or several weeks : prices were a . shade Cla s are earning lower in prices.